One Step Closer – To Spring Planting
Article submitted by the Gibson County Master Gardeners
Are you ready to than buying plants, read the package label. The start planting your label will tell you when to plant, how deep, how garden? I hope not, thick, fertilizer and water requirements, etc. because you are about You may prefer to purchase plants rather six weeks too early for flowers and than seeds. Think, shop local! There are most garden crops. Think – April 15th. several individuals in our area who do the early In southern Indiana, that’s usually after work for you. And, I must mention, the Gibson the last frost and generally a safe time County Master Gardeners will be hosting a Varieties of lettuce to start planting, unless you do “cole plant sale at the Senior Center in Princeton on crops.” May 13th, the day before Mother’s Day. Here you will What are cole crops? No, that is not a misspelling of find quality homegrown flowers, bulbs, hanging baskets, “cold.” These are vegetables that can be grown in earlier ferns, vegetables and houseplants. As a not-for-profit spring than most vegetables. Think cabbage, broccoli, organization, proceeds from this event go right back into kale, cauliflower, bok choy, etc. Look it up; there is an our community projects and a scholarship to a local interesting story behind these words “cole crops.” student studying agronomy. OK, so it’s too cold now to plant vegetables or Want to know more about the many aspects of flowers outside, but you still want to do something? gardening? You are welcome to meet with the Master Invest in good quality soil, inexpensive pots and seeds. Gardeners on the third Monday, March through Place them indoors near a sunny window. These can be November, at the Senior Center at 6:30 p.m. Although transplanted outside when it gets warmer. You will find we encourage you to become a member, you can attend many articles about seed starting on the internet or talk these educational events for free with no pressure. with your friendly Master Gardener. Want to do something neat? In a long planter or a Not all seeds require starting indoors. Many flowers small area in your garden, plant several colorful varieties and vegetables thrive when sown directly in the garden of lettuce together. It makes a pretty arrangement, and once the soil is warm enough after the last frost. If you then when ready to be eaten, shear the tops for a lovely can wait and want to use seeds to plant outside rather salad.
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